A Good Read - Everton & Stat Analysis

[Cork Evertonian]

Stan, the article is written as if Everton always were the second club of the City, not just over the last forty years - disregards the fact that LFC are our afterbirth created by a landlord's greed and an anonymity until 1970.

The reference to Liverpool being the poorest city in the UK (not one of the poorest) is a complete ****ing irrelevance that didn't need to be in there.

Get off your knees lad, top six is not enough.

Great post mate.

 

[Jags..class]

Enjoyed reading that. The best laugh is we have fans who say Moyes doesn't have a clue when it comes to games.

 

[Stan Lee Park]

Stan, the article is written as if Everton always were the second club of the City, not just over the last forty years - disregards the fact that LFC are our afterbirth created by a landlord's greed and an anonymity until 1970.

The reference to Liverpool being the poorest city in the UK (not one of the poorest) is a complete ****ing irrelevance that didn't need to be in there.

Get off your knees lad, top six is not enough.

You make a good point about the history, but the last forty years have seen the ****e in the ascendancy, however much we don't like it. Never been on my knees about that. In fact, I was making the point that things are definitely changing over the last two or three years, for which Moyes must take some credit.
The reference to Liverpool being a poor city is not irrelevant as the really successful clubs in England and Europe have tended to come from much richer cities - London, Manchester, Barcelona, Madrid, Munich, Milan, Turin - and this is not coincidence. Again, whether we like it or not, these cities attract investors in business and sport which gives them an edge. However, I am sure you can list a few exceptions to this generalisation which proves that there is scope for Everton to be a power in Europe again. It's just that it's going to be more difficult for us compared with clubs from these cities.

Not really having a go here, as I agree with the thrust of what you are saying - good to have a debate, though!

 

[met069]

Not surprising the Moyes critics have simply ignored how the article addressed Moyes' transfer record.

Statistics also played a role in Moyes signing Fellaini for the club record transfer fee. They looked at his heading, tackling, etc., gathering the stats themselves at a time when statistics weren't compiled for Belgian league matches. One of the many positives of Moyes' meticulous planning.

 

[Allezfan]

Not surprising the Moyes critics have simply ignored how the article addressed Moyes' transfer record.

Statistics also played a role in Moyes signing Fellaini for the club record transfer fee. They looked at his heading, tackling, etc., gathering the stats themselves at a time when statistics weren't compiled for Belgian league matches. One of the many positives of Moyes' meticulous planning.

You'd have to be a complete idiot to not already know that Moyes is excellent in the transfer market, though.

He's as good at spending money wisely as any manager in the world and even as one of his harshest critics I've never denied that. And the fact that's partly because he's so meticulous and careful about spending money is also pretty well known (agents call him 'dithering dave' because he doesn't buy a player unless he's entirely sure unlike keegan buying players based on one video and the like). I didn't need this article to tell me that.

 

[electricblue]

"Liverpool’s history.............. still dwarfs Everton’s."

Dafuq it does.